Picking Your Perfect Palette
The time has come to pick your perfect Palette Pack! How exciting!
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In this blog post, we give you our best tips on how to choose your perfect palette based on your wardrobe and your skin undertone. But before we dive in, we want to make sure to say that these are just guidelines. If you are drawn to a specific palette (or two or three) then feel free to rock whatever you think will look the best!
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Picking your Perfect Palette Based on your Wardrobe.
Most people, whether they know it or not, have a wardrobe palette (or two) already. It might just need to be discovered or refined. A simple way to determine which palette(s) you are already drawn to is to look at your existing wardrobe.
What colours are you pulling out to wear most often? Which colours do you own the most? Which colours make you feel the most alive, seen, happy, or just the most yourself?
You should buy the palette that has the individual colours you like to wear the most. For example, let's say those colours for you are olive green and burgundy. You find the palette that has those two colours, in this case the perfect Palette Pack for you is the Earth Tone Palette Pack.
Owning this Palette Pack helps you discover which other colours go really well with the colours you already love wearing. Even if you don't have many or any of the other colours in the palette. The beautiful thing about these palettes is that if you like one or two of the colours in the palette there is a good chance you will like the other colours as well. You might have never thought of grabbing that burnt orange sweater before but now that you see how beautiful it looks with your other fav colours you likely have new fav colours to wear.
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So the time has come to look over your wardrobe to see what beautiful palette is hiding and waiting to be discovered! Happy Palette hunting!!
Picking your Perfect Palette Based on your Skin Undertone.
Another way to pick your perfect palette is to select colours that are specifically chosen to compliment your personal skin undertone. Colours that compliment your skin's undertone help to liven and enhance your complexion and they are said to make you look your best.
Skin colour and skin undertone are very different things. So step one is to determine your skin undertone. The three main undertones are cool, warm and neutral.
How to Determine Your Skin Undertone
The simplest way is to hold up a white piece of paper to your face and compare how your skin looks in contrast to the paper. If your skin looks yellowish, greenish, or light brown, then you likely have a warm skin tone. If your skin looks pink, rosy, or blue, then you have a cool skin tone. If you are unable to tell if it is warm or cool, then you are most likely a neutral skin tone.
Cool-Toned Checklist:
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You have lighter hair (light brown, natural blonde).
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You have grey or blue eyes.
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Your skin tone is fair or pale.
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You have pink, rosy of blue skin undertones.
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You burn easily in the sun.
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Do you have blue-ish veins rather than green
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Cool-Tone Examples
Warm-Toned Checklist:
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You have darker hair (black, dark brown, auburn).
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You have brown or hazel eyes.
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Your skin tone is dark, olive or golden in tone.
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You have yellow skin undertones
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You tan easily in the sun
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Your veins are more greenish
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Warm-Tone Examples
Neutral-Toned Checklist:
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It’s difficult for you to discern if your veins are blue or green.
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It'd difficult to fit yourself into one of the above categories.
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Your skin tone can burn in the sun (or not!)
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You have neutral undertones or a hybrid of both cool and warm
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Neutral-Tone Examples
Our Best Palettes Packs for your Undertone
Now that you know which undertone you are, here are some colours that will look best on you!
Universal Colours
These colours are a perfect balance of cool and warm so they are considered to be ideal colours for everyone, regardless of their undertone. According to many colour theory experts, these colours are black, white, blush pink, teal, eggplant purple and red. Our Rose, Neutral, Jewel, Feminine and Chic palettes are built around these colours, which is why these palettes look amazing on everyone's skin tone.
Best Palette Packs for Cool-Toned Skin
When you have cool-toned skin, cool tone colour palettes look the best on you. The pastel palette will flatter you perfectly, as well as the cool tone pack. The Jewel tones look lovely on you for when you are looking for bolder colours. Colours to avoid include bright yellows and oranges as they could wash you out a bit.
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All of these Palettes will look fabulous on you: Cool, Pastel, Feminine, Jewel, Rose, Seaside and Neutrals
Best Palette Packs for Warm-Toned Skin
When you have warm-toned skin, warm tone colour palettes look the best on you. We have a lot of gorgeous warm palettes to choose from like the deep colours of the Earth and Deep Autumn palettes, to the bright and bold option of the Bright Palette and the universal colour palettes like Jewel, Rose, Neutrals, and Feminine. Colours to avoid include very cool colours as they could wash you slightly.
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All of these Palettes will look fabulous on you: Earth, Deep Autumn, Jewel, Feminine, Bright, Neutrals, & Rose.
Best Palette Packs for Neutral-Toned Skin
Good news!! All of the palettes wil look fabulous on you! Because you’re a mix of both warm and cool you have access to the entire spectrum—consider yourself lucky! Because your complexion is neutral you can play up and down the colour wheel, just avoid things that are too neon.
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All of these Palettes will look fabulous on you: Earth, Deep Autumn, Jewel, Feminine, Bright, Neutrals, Rose, Cool, Pastel, & Seaside.
Picking your Perfect Palette Based on a Capsule Wardrobe.
If you are going the minimalist capsule wardrobe route Palette Packs are the perfect way to add a little pop to your look and to help you pull together an outfit. When you have minimal accessories and minimal colours in your wardrobe these packs can be super helpful in providing you with a little variety and a more cohesive look!
Every good capsule wardrobe consists of beautiful staple items, typically in a very neutral palette, plus a few statement colours. For that reason, the neutral palette pack is always a great go to. Then we would suggest picking one other palette that contains the accent colours you have included in your capsule wardrobe. With these two Palette Packs you will be set to rock your capsule wardrobe in style.
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And That's a Wrap!
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We hope with this info you have been able to figure out exactly what Palette Packs are perfect for you. Just remember there really isn't a wrong answer as long as you love it! To check out all your options visit our full collection!
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